Garment hanger attachment



June 21, 1932. Bus

GARMENT HANGER ATTACHMENT Filed Sept. 22, 1930 Invenlor flurry 6 .31555Allomey Patented June 21, 1932 retains HARRY GOULD BLISS, or nIcHrIELnSPRINGS, new YORK GARMENTHANGER ATTACHMENT Application filed September22, 1 930; S e1'ia1t No.483,668.-

' This invention relates broadly to garment hangersghaving moreparticular referenceto thattype of garment hanger known as a' coathanger,'. and the primary object of this invention is to provide anattachment.

, especially adapted for use with a hanger of this type, the attachmentbeing adapted to yieldably retain on the hanger the garment suspendedtherefrom; i

i A still further object of the-inventionis to provide an attachment ofa simple and inex: pensive nature which is adapted for use inconjunction with any type of garment hanger and which may be readilyapplied thereto without alterating the construction of the hanger.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an attachment ofthis character which will not only operate to yieldably re tain thegarment on the hanger, but will also aid in so retaining the garment onthe hanger as to prevent such displacement of the garment relative tothe hanger as would possibly result in destroying the original shape ofthe garment.

A still further obj ect of the invention is to i provide an attachmentof this character which will insure the retaining of the garment on thehanger when the hanger is being manipulated as is often required indisplaying the article suspended from the hanger.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparentduring a study of i the following description, taken'in connection withthe accompanying drawing where cuate article supporting bar 1 and thesuspena sion hook 2.

The inventlon or attachment per se 13 j formed from a single length ofwire or other suitable strong yet yielding material, the

wire intermediate its ends being coiled to provide a substantiallyspring like vertically disposed portion 3 adapted to be disposed aboutthe shank of the-hook 2.] Theoppo site end portions 4 and 5 of the wire.extend laterally from the coiled portion 35' and these end portions/tand 5 maybe bowed longitudinally to conform to the curvature of thesupporting bar 1. The end portions 4 and 5 preferably extend along. theupper edge of the corresponding portions of the bar 1, the

opposite end portion 4 adjacent the coil '8 being offset as at v6 inorder that said portion 4 may be disposed adjacent the upper edgeofthebarl. Y

Each of the opposite end portions 4 and 5 at their free ends terminateinwardly from theadjacent end of the bar '1, i-nrdepending substantiallyU-shaped terminals 6. One leg of each of the U-shaped' retainingterminals 6 at the free end iof'the leg is bent laterally, as at 7 toprovide a stop extending transverselyofthe bar-l and adaptedto yieldablyengage the upper edge of-the bar 1. The

so-formed stops 7 will be normally engaged with the upper edge of thebar 1 due to the end portions 4- of the attachment being bowed and as isapparent. 1 V V In using the attachment, the garment to be supported bythe hanger is disposed over the bar 1 in the usual manner sorthattheshoulder portion of the garmentwill be draped over the bar and a portionofcsaid garment at said shoulder {adjacent the. end of the bar 1 willbeconfine-d between the U-- shaped retaining elements '6' and anadjacent portion of'thebar 1 as is apparent. Also,

the lateral stops ;7 will be disposed exteriorly of the garmentto reston the shoulder of the garment thus confining a portion of thegarmentbetween the stops? and the upper edge of the hanger bar 1. j y

' The manner of manipulating the opposite end portions 4 and 5 for soretaining thegarments. and, positioning the same onthe hanger isthoughtapparent fromthe foregoing. However, byway of explanation, it may be"herein stated, that, .withthe parts in the position shown in thedrawing, the terminal 6 of either end portion l or. 5,=may-be'urgedupwardly relative to the supporting bar 1, thus movingsaid terminal 6 out offrictional engagement with the bar and the attachment maythen be rotated in the arc of a circle relative to the bar 1. Thegarment may then be placed on the bar 1 in the usual manner, after whichthe attachment is again rotated, so that the terminal 6 of one of theend portions; for examplewthe endportion-a; engages-a portion ofthegarment for retaining the same between said terminal G and the ad] acentportion of the bar 1. The terminal 6 of the remainingend" portion, forexam ple, the end portion 5 is then moved-upwardly relative to the bar 1and then urged transversely of, and over the upper edge; of the bar 1 tobe then sprung into place, through the inherent nature of. theattachinent, for r engagement :with the garment on the same side ofthebar- 1 as the first mentioned-terminal 6,- so :thatIthepartsarethenrzin that position shown in the drawing,zwitli of course, thegarment 'beingpositioned on the hanger and retained thereon through themedium of the attaclnnent as is apparent.

As :an alternate, withlthe parts in the posi tion as showniin thedrawing, the terminals Gmay beiinovedout of engagement with the bar- 1,by. merely exerting an upward pull, or a pull on the attachment relativeto .-the bar 1 at: rightangles to the bar thus moving thespring-sleeve?) longitudinally of the shankof'the ho'okQ. The bar 1 isthen free to receive the garmentiin the usaalmann e'r, after:

which the springislee've 3 is moved relativeto theshank'offthe hook 2andtoward the bar l s'oithat'the terminal Got one of theend portions 4engage the garment forclamping the adjacent portion of the garmentbetween i said terminalfland adjacent end portion of? theo'ar 1. Theremaining end portion ofthe attachment; namelythe end portion 5 is thenmoved relative to the sleeve '3: forplacing the terminal 6' oftheendportion 5 in itsyre-v tainin'g'position, which, as is apparent is'theposition shown in the drawing.

From the. foregoing then it will be seen that the attachment swingseither forwardly or-rearwardlyi for lockingthe garment: on the hangenItisalso apparent, that the attachment-is capable of being movedrelative to the suspension hook so as to accommodate diflen' ent'thickness of one or more garments on the hanger", andfurther, it will benotedlthat the attachmentis removable and can be'so re moved from-thesuspension hook and hanger:- with ease and facility thus permitting theatta hmentto be, manufacturedseparately and independently of the hangerand capable of" application to substantially all styles and typesofh-an'gers sothat in the event the particular hangers to which theattachment-is applied; become broken or injured; the at-- tachm'entmaybe removed from that hanger andreadi1y-appliedtoanew one.--:

i ttistlioughtthat from the;foregoing-tie i r companying drawing a clearunderstanding of the construction, operation, utility and advantages ofan invention of this character will be hadby those skilled in the artwithout a more detailed description.

Even though I have herein shown and describedrthe preferred embodimentof=my in vention, itristo be understood thatthe same is susceptible tochanges fully comprehended by'the spirit of the invention as hereindescribed, and the scope ofthe appended claim. Havingthus describedmyinvention, What I claim as new is:

In combination with a hanger wherein the latter lncludes a suspensionbar and a supporting hookintermediate the ends of the bar, aqresilientroduprovided with "ascoil. inter-. mediate its ends, said coil beingdisposed-- about the shank of saidhook for sliding'and" rotativemovementrelative to said shank,

against casual movement relative to the shank ofsaid hook.

: ,In' testimony whereof I afiixmysignature.)

' HARRY GOULD BLISSm seriptionvtakfen'in connection with the ac;

